Women in the bible

The first woman, created by God to be a companion and helper for Adam, was the first man.

She was barren when she married Isaac and unable to give birth until Isaac prayed for her. When she delivered twins in favored Jacob, the younger, over Esau, the first-born.

She was the wife of Jacob, but only after her father Laban had deceived Jacob into marrying her sister Leah first. Her sons became heads of the twelve tribes of Israel.

She was Moses' sister, played an important role in the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, but her pride got her in trouble. When her baby brother floated down the Nile River in a basket to escape death from the Egyptians

She left a comfortable life in the prosperous city of Ur because she had faith in God’s promises to her husband, Abraham. God told Abraham to leave Ur and go to the land of Canaan. God promised to bless him and make him into a great nation.

She was a virtuous young widow, so upright in character that her love story is one of the favorite accounts in the entire Bible. When her Jewish mother-in-law Naomi returned to Israel from Moab after a famine, she pledged to follow Naomi and worship her God.

She was a queen and used her influence to prevent the genocide of her own people. She discovered that an official decree had been issued that designated a specific day on which all Jews living in the Persian Empire were to be killed.

She was a touching example in the Bible of total surrender to the will of God. An angel told her she would become the mother of the Savior, through the Holy Spirit. Despite the potential shame, she submitted and gave birth to Jesus.

She accepted money from Philistine officials to betray Samson, whom God had been using to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines.

She opened her home to Jesus and his apostles, providing much-needed food and rest. She is best remembered for an incident when she lost her temper because her sister was paying attention to Jesus rather than helping with the meal.